Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-01-01

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FEW SKETCHES OF WHAT BE
SAW AND FELT WHILE EN-
JOYING A TWO MONTHS
STAY WITH FRIENDS
ON THE SHORES OF
THE PACIFIC.
EDITOR lNTELLIGENCER: - Having
enjoyed our visit to the big trees we re
turned to the city OF Santa Cruz OF
the bay, and the next morning accom-
panied by two charming ladies, Il 8
resident of the place, and a young Sar
Josean, we took a delightful drive
about the town viewing its environ.
ments. In the course of our drive we
visited the Santa Cruz lighthouse. We
went up into the observatory where
the lamp that lightens the sea-beaten
mariner is placed, and looked upon the
perilous ocean. The lamp in this light
house is small compared with many
others, yet it is an expensive affair, and
sheds its light over a wonderful dis
lance. The keeper of this beacon light
is a young and very intelligent wo-
man, whose father had filled the same
position for years, and upon his death
she was given the place. Though in
portant to those who 60 down to the
| sea and travel upon the great waters, it
still pays the faithful keeper but a
meager salary. Her chief compensa-
ton comes from q sense OF doing well
| and faithfully whatever is intrusted to
her hands. She has a fine collection OF
| sea shells and other curiOsit:es which
she delights to show the visitors to the
lighthouse. After q short stop with
this bright, intelligent young lady, who
is constantly busted with her duties Of
trying to send CLEAN across the wave,
rs pursued our journey, which led us
aonglheahore for some a:stahce where
we had a good view of the bay. In
making our tour around the city we
had the opportunity of seeing this old
Pacific town in its every nook and cor
ner. We saw many very pretty places.
We also saw John Chinaman and his
crowded quarters. It seems that he is
The thorn in the flesh to the Californian.
On the 9TH of July at 2 o'clock, p. m,
we started over the mountains and
through the tunnels of the narrow
gauge to u delightful San Jose.
There was a large crowd on the train
with US, and at every station this crowd
was augmented by persons getting
back to the city, after the few days OF
recreation in the country. The people
of San Francisco have such facilities
for going to and from the country, and
there are SO many attractive places in
the vicinity of the city, that during the
summer season a great many of them
spend the Sundays out of the oity. We
remained at my brothers until Tuesday
the 18th of July, when accompanied
by three as bright and interesting
young ladies as a be found anywhere,
and %chaperoned by a handsome young
gentlemen, we went down the Santa
Clara valley on a visit to old Monterey
and Delmonte, the prettiest place and
the quaintest old town in all the land.
The Southern Pacific railroad runs
from San Jose, up the valley in almost
a bee line to Gilroy; then in a western
and southwestern direction through
the Coast Mountains, and across the
western end of Salinas valley, and
down the Pajero river and around the
eastern and southern shore Of the bay
to Monterey. Santa Clara valley was
enjoying a midsummer day, the even.
ing we sped up it on u way to Del
monte, the sun was shining brightly
and the temperature was about IS de-
grees, but when we turned west at
Gilroy, about 6: 80 p. M, and had pass
ed through the mountains and through
d short tunnel, we came out into an
other valley, and also into another
climate. The fog had set in IS we'll as
The cool, salt laden breeZes from the
sea, M the whole scene had changed.
I he grass as well as the trees were
green. and the air was cool and damp
as an autumn day with us. The fog
had shut out the sun from view, and
every thing had changed. When we
reached the station tor Delmonte, which
was a very pretty little Oriental struc-
ture used only for passengers 10 get on
and OF the cars, we hastily Jumped
aboard a herdic and were rapidly driv-
Gu TO the Delmonte. I shall never for
get the scene before us as we drove up
10 the hotel. 1t was just about night
tall. The fog was thick and dense as a
winters cloud, and the air was cool
and bracing. The large hotel was
brilliantly lighted up, aud we, with a
large number Of passengers. were
ushered into q magnificent Office. from
which led long Railways, and in which
there was burning. in an old-fashioned
fire place, a splendid blazing fire, such
AZ L used to see in my fathers house
on old Forest Hill when I was a boy.
The Office was filled with fair ladies
and brave men, and looking through
the large door-ways into the reading
rooms and parlors, and gIancing up
and down the long Railways where
youth and beauty were moving gaily
up and down, we thought of Brussels
as it appeared on the Y of the bat.
tie of Waterloo
"Where youth and beauty meet,
chase the glowing hours with fving feet,
And all went merry as a marriage beli.'
Delmonte is the favorite resort of
many of the most fashionable people
of San Francisco, and some of them.
ladies aud gentlemen, were seated
around the blazing fire as we entered
the Delmonte on that delightful July
evening. 1t was an unusual sight to a
man Used to the scorching heat of the
July in Missouri.
Our party was soon at home with
those already there, and acted and felt
as though we were used to such things,
We were shown orr rooms on the
second floor of the hotel, and most de-
lightful rooms they were too. AL
though there was a large crowd in the
hotel, still there was no scarcity OF
room i'll this magnificent hotel with its
vast arrangements, The stairway that
led to the second story of the hotel,
also led up to the large dining hall,
and as we went to and from our cham.
bers, we had a magnificent birds eve
view of this inviting department of q
well kept hotel. There is scarcely any
thing more attractive to a hungry man
than a nice dining room, we'll filled
with guests, served from tables covered
with snow white cloths, by attentive
walters, and teasting upon the good
things provided by land and sea. Such
was the dining room OF the Delmonte
while we remained there. We had fish
flesh, fruits, vegetables, and ices III
profusion, and not twenty minutes, bul
all the time we wanted to eniov than